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what is a cell?

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a basic unit of structure and function. it is the simplest unit with all characteristics of life

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what are phospholipids?

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a major component of biological membranes

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special thing about phospholipids in cell membranes?

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made up of two layers of phospholipids - phospholipid bilayer

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why is phospholipid bilayer?

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phospholipid tail is hydrophobic, needs the hydrophilic head to be facing outwards in contact with the extra cellular fluid outside the phospholipid bilayer

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why is the cell membrane fluid

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phospholipids and proteins are not stationary but can move rapidly across the surface of the membrane

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why is the cell membrane mosaic

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many different protein molecules are randomly scattered and embedded throughout the phospholipid bilayer

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why are cell membranes partially permeable?

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due to the nature of the phospholipids, only small hydrophobic molecules can pass through the phospholipid bilayer. as such, for hydrophilic or water-soluble molecules are unable to pass through the cell membrane, transport proteins are required.

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what do you mean by partially permeable?

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cell membrane only allows certain substances to pass through it

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functions of partially permeable cell membrane

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it functions to separate and protects a cell from its surrounding environment and controls how substances move in and out of the cell

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what does cytoplasm contain

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  • cytosol
  • cytoskeleton
  • organelles
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what is cytosol?

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aqueous solution of essential ions, soluble proteins and soluble organic compounds such as sugars and amino acids

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what is cytoskeleton?

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network of protein fibres that give support, motility and regulation to the cell

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what is organelles?

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structures with specialised functions, suspended in the cytosol

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what is cytoplasmic streaming

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the movement of the fluid substance within a plant or animal cell

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how does cytoplasmic streaming help?

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aids in the transport of materials and organelles around the cell

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structure of nucleus

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largest organelle within the eukaryotic cell, usually spherical

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what does the nucleus contains

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  • nuclear envelope
  • nucleolus
  • dna
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what does nuclear envelope do

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separates nucleus from the cytoplasm

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what does nucleolus do

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synthesise ribosomes

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where are nucleus found

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in almost all eukaryotic cells, except matured red blood cells

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function of nucleus

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  • contains the hereditary material (dna)
  • controls activities of the cell
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structure of rough endoplasmic reticulum

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a system of flattened membrane-bound sacs

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how does it look under the microscope

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appears “rough” under electron microscope because of the presence of ribosomes on its surface

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functions of rer

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protein synthesis - polypeptide chain synthesised by the ribosomes will be folded in the rer

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structure of ser

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consists of fine tubules

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function of ser

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  • lipid synthesis
  • detoxification of drugs and poisons
  • storage and release of calcium ions
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structure of Golgi apparatus

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consist of stacks of flattened membrane-bound sacs

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function of Golgi apparatus

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chemically modifies products receive from the er and packages them, before sending them to destinations inside or out of the cell using vesicles

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structure of lysosomes

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small, spherical vesicles surrounded by a single membrane

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what does lysosomes contain

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hydrolysis enzymes such as lipases, proteases and nucleases

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functions of lysosomes

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  • to digest materials made in the cell or take in from outside by phagocytosis (e.g. food vacuoles in Amoeba)
  • to digest worn-out organelles in the cell, a process known as autophagy
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structure of animal vacuoles

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fluid-filled sac bound by a single membrane

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how are animal vacuoles formed?

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either by the pinching-off part of the cell membrane
or by enlargement of a vesicle from the Golgi apparatus

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shape and size of animal vacuole?

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usually relatively smaller and exists temporarily

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function of animal vacuoles?

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food vacuoles: formed by phagocytosis. in the case of intracellular digestion by macrophages

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structure of plant vacuoles

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enclosed by single, partially permeable membrane called the tonoplast

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where is plant vacuoles found?

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in mature plant cells, the large central vacuole is permanent and occupy over 80% of the cell volume

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what is in the plant vacuole?

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filled with cell sap, a solution of dissolved such as sugars, ions, waste products, and pigments

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function of plant vacuole

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  • storage of nutrients such as protein storage in seeds and inorganic ions, e.g. K+ and Cl-
  • disposal sites for metabolic by-products that would endanger the cell if they accumulated in the cytosol
  • may contain pigment that colour the cell, e.g. red and blue pigments of petals to attract pollinators
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structure of mitochondria

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rod-shaped or cylindrical, bounded by double membrane

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where is mitochondria found?

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in plant and animal cells

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function of mtiochondria

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  • involved in aerobic respiration
  • contains DNA
  • ATP is the “energy molecule” in living organisms
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where is mitochondria found abundant in?

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metabolically active cells
- e.g. muscle and liver cells

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structure of chloroplast

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bounded by a double membrane

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what does chloroplast contain?

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  • chlorophyll
  • thylakoids and stroma
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function of chloroplast

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site of photosynthesis

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structure of ribosomes

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small, round structures found in all cells

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special thing about ribosomes?

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may occur as free ribosomes suspended in the cytosol or bound to rough er

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functions of ribosome?

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  • site of polypeptide synthesis
  • free ribosomes generally make proteins that will function within the cytosol
  • bound ribosomes generally make protein that are destined for insertion into membranes, for packaging within certain organelles such as lysosomes, or for export from the cell
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strucute of centrioles

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small, hollow cylinders that occur in pairs

51
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where are centrioles found?

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in animals cells only, not in plant cells

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function of centrioles

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play a role in cell division in animal cells

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similarities of animal and plant cells

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both contain:
- cell membrane
- mtiochondria
- nucleus
- cytoplasm

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differences between plant and animal cell

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chloroplast:
- plant: chloroplasts are present in large number of photosynthetic cells
- animals: chloroplast are absent

centrioles:
- plant: centrioples are absent
- animals: centrioles are present

vacuole:
- plant: present as a single, large and central vacuole
- animal: vacuoles are small and numerous

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